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VOLUME 4, ISSUE 4
April 2019
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Brain Tumor Awareness Month:
How to Take Action this May
We're only one week away from Brain Tumor Awareness Month! With members of our amazing brain tumor community, we'll kick off a month of awareness and action in Washington DC. Join us and over 8,000 others Sunday, May 5 at Freedom Plaza for the 2019 Race for Hope - DC. Stick around through Tuesday, May 7 for Head to the Hill and bring your story directly to Congress on Capitol Hill.
No matter where you are, there's so much you can do. Share your stories, sign up for a signature event, start a community event, and become an advocate. We'll provide information and tools throughout the month to raise awareness, funds, and resources to help advocate for the needs of the brain tumor community as a whole. With your voice, we'll achieve more - more research, more treatments, and more access to care. Together, we can make the changes that will bring tomorrow’s treatments closer to today.
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NBTS Brain Tumor Clinical Trials Report Q1 2019
Brain tumor clinical trials open around the country all the time, and it can be hard for patients and care partners to keep track of the new opportunities available to consider potentially participating in as part of their treatment plan. This report provides a summary of clinical trials for primary brain tumor patients that have opened for enrollment in the U.S. since December 2018.
Read more | View NBTS Clinical Trial Finder.
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Celebrating the Volunteers who Drive our Mission Forward
National Brain Tumor Society celebrated National Volunteer Week during the week of April 7. We shared the volunteer profiles of five extraordinary people who have made selfless strides in moving our mission forward. Because of their support, we are able to fund research and provide resources for the 700,000 Americans living with a primary brain tumor.
2019 National Volunteer Week Profiles:
Giving your time, energy, and talent is one of the most important ways to join the fight against brain tumors. Without the partnership, passion, and dedication of our volunteers we would never be able to mobilize and unite our community, advocate for necessary changes, or create and deliver new and effective treatments for the patients and care partners who need them most.
Learn more about volunteer opportunities.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Tumor Takedown Tailgate
SUN, APR 28
Race for Hope – DC
SUN, MAY 5
Northwest Brain Tumor Walk
SUN, MAY 5
Go Gray In May 1K Emoji Fun Run
SAT, MAY 11
Gray Over the Bay
SAT, MAY 11
Race for Hope – Des Moines
SAT, MAY 11
San Diego Brain Tumor Walk
SAT, MAY 11
Central NJ Brain Tumor Walk
SAT, MAY 11
2nd Annual Joggin' 4 the Noggin 5k Run/Walk
SAT, MAY 18
Boston Brain Tumor Ride
SUN, MAY 19
Team Billy Ride & Walk for Research
SUN, MAY 19
Light of Hope Yoga
FRI, MAY 31
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Events & The Field
Join us for the 22nd Annual Race For Hope - DC
Join thousands of runners and walkers supporting the brain tumor community on Sunday, 5/5 at Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC. Through generous gifts from individuals and company sponsorships, the Race for Hope - DC has raised $31 million for brain tumor research since it started. Join us as we make this another record-breaking year.
Register now.
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Community Stories
2nd Annual Tumor Takedown Tailgate this Sunday
In 2016, Adam Hayden was diagnosed with an aggressive brain cancer called glioblastoma. Together with his spouse, Whitney, and Revery chef/owner Mark Hencrichs, they launched the Tumor Takedown Tailgate in Greenwood, IN. Grab your ticket for this Sunday, 4/28, and enjoy good food, good fun, and a good cause.
Learn more.
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National Brain Tumor Society unrelentingly invests in, mobilizes, and unites our community to discover a cure, deliver effective treatments, and advocate for patients and care partners. Our vision is to conquer and cure brain tumors – once and for all.
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